Today is the birthday of composer James Newton Howard and today’s song of the day comes from the award-winning soundtrack for Michael Clayton.
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Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us for Borderline!
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasion ally Mastodon. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We snark our way through it.
Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be Borderline, starring Charles Bronson!
It should make for a night of fun viewing and I invite all of you to join in. If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up Borderline on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!
Enjoy!
4 Shots From 4 1934 Films
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, we pay tribute to a classic year in film. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 1934 Films
It Happened One Night (1934, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker)
The Scarlet Empress (1934, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Bert Glennon)
The Merry Widow (1934, dir by Ernst Lubitsch, DP: Oliver T. Marsh)
The Black Cat (1934, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: John J. Mescall)
Scenes That I Love: Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Johnny Depp!
Today’s scene that I love comes from 1994’s Ed Wood. In this scene, Depp plays the infamous director as he first meets his future collaborator, Vampira (played by Lisa Marie).
(What a great name!)
Music Video of the Day: I’ll be OK by Michigander (2025, dir by Tyler Appel)
My friend Pat McCurry introduced me to this performer and the video. Thanks, Pat!
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Zombie Stomp by The Del-Aires
Last night, for #ScarySocial, we watched Horror Of The Party Beach so, of course, this song is now stuck in my head.
Scene That I Love: David Bowie Performs From Christiane F.
Today’s scene that I love is from the 1981 German film, Christiane F. Directed by Uli Edel and based on a true story, Christiane F. is the story of a 13 year-old drug addict. It’s a powerful film, though perhaps not one to watch if you’re dealing with any sort of severe depression. David Bowie both composed the film’s soundtrack and appeared in the film himself.
Here, he performs Station to Station while Christiane F. watches. The scene perfectly captures not only Christiane F.’s fascination with Bowie but also Bowie’s charisma as a performer. The scene was shot an actual concert that David Bowie performed in Berlin, though the shots of Christiane F. and her friends watching were filmed separately.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1981 Edition
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, we pay tribute to the year 1981 with….
4 Shots From 4 1981 Films
Christiane F. (1981, dir b Uli Edel, DP: Justus Pankau and Jürgen Jürges)
The Beyond (1981, dir by Lucio Fulci, DP; Sergio Salvati)
Escape From New York (1981, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Dean Cundey)
Evil Dead (1981, dir by Sam Raimi, DP: Tim Philo)
Music Video of the Day: Time Like These by Addison Rae (2025, dir by Ethan James Green)
Times like these …. it’s a good time to start some trouble.
Enjoy!
Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 6/1/25 — 6/7/25
Hi, television. It’s been a while since I’ve really had time to watch you!
Here’s what I watched this week:
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (Netflix)
This is the latest in the true crime docuseries that Joe Berlinger has been doing for Netflix. Over three episodes, this series told the story of a series of Tylenol poisonings that occurred in the early 80s. The show featured the last record interview with James Lewis, the number one suspect. Personally, I thought Lewis came across like he was guilty as Hell. If you’re like me and you suffer from frequent headaches, exercise some caution before watching this one.
Good American Family (Hulu)
I finally watched this true crime miniseries this week. Good American Family centers around the story of Natalia Grace, a seven year-old with dwarfism who was abandoned by her adoptive parents. Her adoptive mother (played by Ellen Pompeo) claimed that Natalia (played by Imogen Faith Reid) was actually a 22 year-old con artist.
It’s an interesting story and the miniseries featured good performances from Pompeo and Mark Duplass, cast as her husband. But, at 8 episodes, the whole thing felt a bit overextended and the show itself was pretty inconsistent. As so often happens with these Hulu true crime docuseries, the attempts to use the story to critique and satirize middle America fell flat.
